A JURY has found two young Hobart men guilty of taking part in an attack on a foreign university student.

Singaporean man Poh Leong Kee was assaulted by a group of males who attempted to steal his car at Sandy Bay on March 7 last year.

Mr Poh was woken by his housemate about 12:.30am and went outside to check on his car in Marieville Esplanade.

A car-load of males drove up and when Mr Poh refused to hand over his car keys he was punched to the face.

Prosecutors alleged he was knocked to the ground and punched and kicked by all four male offenders.

Brodie John Cockshutt, 20, of Bridgewater, and Aaron Nicholas Farrell, 19, of New Norfolk admitted they were present, but denied taking part in the attack.

A jury in the Supreme Court in Hobart today deliberated for about an hour before finding them guilty of assault.

Another man has already pleaded guilty to assaulting Mr Poh and one of his housemates, a young Chinese woman.

The court heard the woman was hit when she tried to help Mr Poh.

The offenders then drove off, but were caught a short distance down Sandy Bay Rd by police.

Cockshutt and Farrell will be sentenced along with their co-offender on February 15.

The fourth offender was dealt with in the youth justice court.